Tasting Notes

Lurid violet color. Wild, ripe and pungent aromas of dark berries, spicecake, smoke and potpourri; smells like a cult Napa wine. Big, rich and full, with alluring sweetness to the blueberry, blackberry, rose pastille and candied licorice flavors. Spreads out on the back, finishing with penetrating sweetness and substantial but velvety tannins. I could see this wine improving for at least a decade. (Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Sep/Oct 09)

Technical Notes

• Technical Data:
• Alcohol: 14.2% by vol.
• Titratable Acidity: 7.39 g/l
• Residual Sugar: 0.67 g/l
• PH: 3.31

Reviews

Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

Lurid violet color. Wild, ripe and pungent aromas of dark berries, spicecake, smoke and potpourri; smells like a cult Napa wine. Big, rich and full, with alluring sweetness to the blueberry, blackberry, rose pastille and candied licorice flavors. Spreads out on the back, finishing with penetrating sweetness and substantial but velvety tannins. I could see this wine improving for at least a decade. Author: Josh Raynolds
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Estate Profile

Elderton Wines is a small, family-owned winery, situated in the heart of Australia's Barossa Valley, that has shot to acclaim producing some of the world's most highly regarded shiraz and cabernet sauvignon.

Neil and Lorraine Ashmead purchased the original elderton Homestead located at Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley, in 1979, after returning home from several years working in saudi arabia . Neil, a civil engineer along with lorraine, had no previous experience in the wine industry, but soon grew a passion for the region and an enthusiasm to rescue the amazing old vines that surrounded the property.
3 years were tirelessly spent nurturing the property back into health following many years of neglect, with the first vintage, a 1982 Shiraz, released in 1983.

The estate is home to 72 acres of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with plantings dating back to 1904. It is considered one of the remaining original 'Barossa Gardens', with the name 'Elderton' deriving from the original vineyard owner - Samuel Elderton Tolley.

Now, the second generation of the Ashmead family, brothers Cameron and Allister, run the winery day to day and are passionate about producing wines that are balanced, varietally correct and classic in nature.

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